The Cook Islands women's national under-17 football team is the national U-17 team of the Cook Islands and is controlled by the Cook Islands Football Association. With a population of around 24,000 people it remains one of the smallest FIFA teams.
| Nickname(s) | The Cooks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Cook Islands Football Association | ||
| Confederation | OFC (Oceania) | ||
| Head coach |  Theresa Tatuava | ||
| Captain | Ngametua Taringa | ||
| Top scorer | Tepaeru Toka, Moeroa Harmon (3) | ||
| FIFA code | COK | ||
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| First international | |||
 New Zealand 7–0 Cook Islands (Māngere, New Zealand; 9 April 2012) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Vanuatu 1–5 Cook Islands (Matavera, Cook Islands; 18 January 2016)  American Samoa 0–4 Cook Islands (Apia, Samoa; 7 August 2017) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| New Zealand 12–0 Cook Islands (Pirae, Tahiti; 14 September 2023) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 | ||
| Best result | Third Place (2012) | ||
History
editThe Cook Islands participated two times so far in the OFC U-17 Women's Championship, in 2012 and in 2016. In 2012 they managed to reach the third place, out of four participants. Tepaeru Toka was the big star as she managed to score three goals during that tournament. She also scored the Cook Islands first goal ever, in a 3–2 loss against Papua New Guinea. In 2016 they participated again. This time was less successful as they became third in the group and therefore missed qualification for the semi-final. Moeroa Harmon however managed to gain some recognition as she managed to score a hattrick in a 5–1 victory against Vanuatu.
Competition Record
editOFC
editThe OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only qualification spot for Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| OFC U-17 Women's Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2010 |
Did not Participate | ||||||||
| 2012 |
Third Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
 2017[1]
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Semifinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||
 2023 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
 2024 |
Eighth place | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 5/6 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 47 | ||
Current technical staff
edit| Position | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Theresa Tatuava
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| Technical Adviser |  Jesse Ibrom
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| Physio | Kendal De Besten
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| Team Manager | Merian Noovao
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Current squad
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Squad for the 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship
editCaps and goals correct after match against Vanuatu on January 18, 2016.
Squad for the 2012 OFC Women's Under 17 Qualifying Tournament
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Moeroa Nootai | 19 June 1995 | 31 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 20 | GK | Imelda Vakai | 20 January 1997 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 2 | DF | Edna Teio | 12 September 1996 | 11 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 3 | DF | Tyrina Trego | 25 November 1997 | 11 | 1 | Unattached | ||
| 4 | DF | Tuakana Noovao | 19 October 1995 | 7 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 5 | DF | Lee Maoate-Cox | 21 March 1995 | 3 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 18 | DF | Maeva Carr | 18 September 1996 | 7 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 19 | DF | Aketuke Unuka | 1 March 1996 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 7 | MF | Maeva Carr | 3 October 1997 | 7 | 1 | Unattached | ||
| 8 | MF | Jade Valamaka | 1 January 1995 | 2 | 1 | Unattached | ||
| 10 | MF | Louana Trego | 29 May 1995 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 14 | MF | June Punua | 1 January 1995 | 10 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 15 | MF | Temata Harmon | 10 August 1995 | 2 | 0 | Unattached | ||
| 16 | MF | Mona Taio | 9 August 1995 | 5 | 2 | Unattached | ||
| 9 | MF | Brooke Miller (footballer, born 1995) | 29 November 1995 | 6 | 2 | Unattached | ||
| 9 | MF | Jessica Puiri | 4 September 1996 | 6 | 2 | Unattached | ||
| 9 | FW | Rai Nganur | 27 August 1995 | 6 | 2 | Unattached | ||
| 11 | FW | Tepaeru Toka | 31 March 1995 | 5 | 1 | Unattached | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Full Completement for OFC U-16 Women's Championship". oceaniafootball.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.